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J. H EBERLING BELT BUCKLE Filed Aug. 4. 1922 is ATTORNEYS.

Patented Jan. 29, 1924.

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JoHn HEBERLING, or aoonnsrna, new roan, 'nssrenor. T nicxon'aire.COMPANY,

Inc, or ROCHESTER, new YORK, a conroasrronor new YORK. 1

BELT BU KLE.

Application filed August Q, 1922 Serial No. 579,617.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN HnnnnLiNo, a

citizen of the United States, and resident of Rochester, in the countyof'Mon'roe and ii State of New York, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Belt Buckles, of which the following is aspeciiication. v

The present invention relates to buckles. An object of the .invcntion isto provide clamping means which will have two clamping devices arrangedon a single carrier which is adapted to rock and to slide on a buckleframe to clamp a. belt, end against the frame and has the other end ofthe belt connected thereto in order to bring the two clamping devicesinto cooperation with the buckle frame, A further object of theinvention is to provide a buckle'having two 29 clamping devices with anequalizing connection between them subjected to a tension of the belt.Still another object ofthis invention is to provide a belt buckle withtwo clamping devices arranged on a single carrier subjected to thetension of the belt, one of saidl clamping devices being rigid with thecarrier and the other being movable.

To these and other ends, the invent-ion consists of certain part andcombinations of parts, all of which will be hereinafter described: thenovel features being pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings: a

Fig. 1 is a face View of a buckle constructed in accordance with thisinvention;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged vertical section through the buckle showing themanner in which a belt end is clamped;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged section showing the buckle moved to release a beltend; h

Fig. 4 is a perspective view, of the movable clamp carrier; and

' Fig. 5 is a rear View of the buckle in clamping position.

The buckle embodies a buckle frame coinprising, in this instance, afront plate 1 curved transversely and having side flanges 2 formed. inone piece with the front plate. The rear face of this front plate actsas a clamping surface against which the belt end 3 is held. i r

The clamping mean embodies two clamping devices 4: and 5, the clampingdevices being arranged, in this instance, on a single.

rigid and on which the clamping device 5 is preferably movably mountedas through the pivot pin 6. In order to give the carrier both a slidingand a rocking action, a pivot pin 7 connects with the side flanges 2 andthe carrier is pivotally and slidably mounted on this pin. In thisinstance, the clamping device 4 and the carrier are formed from onepiece, of sheet material, the clamping device being in the form of aflange extending laterally from the portion 8 of the carrier and thecarrier having two :arms 9 formed at the edge opposite the device 4e andbent backwardly over the body portion 8 to provide bearings 10 for thepivot pin 6 of the movable clamping device 5. A bar 11 is secured to theinner face of the portion 8 and has the ends of the arms 9 securedthereto to, space said arms from the portion 8 in orderto provide slots12 through which the pivot pin 7 may extend. These slots permit thepivotal and sliding action hereinbefore mentioned.

For securing the end 13 of the belt to the carrier a loop 14 is providedwhich preferably is formed rigid with the clamping device 5 so thattension of the belt tends to swing theclamping device 5 to clampingposition towards the clamping surface on the rear face of the frontplate 1 and also with two clamping devices on the carrier,

both clamping means will engage the belt end 3 and W111 adapt themselvesto the thickness of the belt, the amount of shifting and f swinging ofthe carrieron the pivot Tbeing determined by such thickness. In otherwords, this carrier acts as an equalizing connection between the tWOclamping devices to hold them with equal pressure against the belt end 3under the tension imposed upon the carrier by the belt end 3.-

V hat I claim as my invention and desire to secure Letters Patent is:

1. In a beltbuckle, the combination with 'a buckle frame having aclamping surface thereon, and a bar supported on said frame, 7

of clamping means for one end of the belt embodying a slotted carrierthrough which the bar extends, said carrier having a sliding and rockingmotion on the bar and be clamping device to clamping surface/on thebuckleframe, said carrier also havingqtwo arms formed atfthe ingprovided with two clamping devices arranged on opposite sidesgiofgthebar and anchoring means for the other end of the belt connected with thecarrier.

' 2.;Ina belt buckle, the combination with a buckle framehaving.ahclamping surface thereon and a pivot pin supported on saidframe, of a carrier formed from one piece of sheet metal and havingaeflange extend. ing laterally from one side to provide a cooperate withthe opposite side and bent over the, pivot pin to provide bearings andto secure the carrier tioned clamping device is arranged, andmeansconnected with said last mentioned member for effectingits movementtoward v and from the a clamping surfaces .on .the

buckle frame.

JOHN H-EBERLING.

